Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-11

What the Masnates Of h Iron Bands
are Doing.

are Doing.
CHICAGO, May Gin connection with the
transcontinental meeting yesterday a morn
ing pap says: In their arguments Tor q
suspension of the long and short haul sec-
ton oil the Interstate law, tr~anscont1nen-
tai roads claimed that the suspension OF
that section in favor OF Pacific Coast lines
was necessary in order to enable them TO
meet the competition of the Pacific Mail
and Canadian Pacific. There can be no
doubt
THAT THIS PLEA
induced the Commission to temporarily sus-
pend section 4. Having gained their end
the OF the California roads are
now engaged in a scheme to stop the COM
petition Of the Pacific Mail and Canadian
Pacific by inducing them to join a combi-
nation for the maintenance Of uniform
rates. Pooling is not permitted by the new
law. and q division of earnings cannot
therefore be made, but those willy managers
have hit upon a plan which will, if success
full, subserve the same purpose as il they
were pooling the business. Instead OF al
lowing the Pacific Mail and Canadian Pa
cifc q certain percentage of the traffic, or
paying them q subsidy in cash, the propo-
sition now is to allow them TO make such
DIFFERENTIAL RATES
to and from Pacific coast points as will in.
sure them the same amount OF traffic as II
they were guaranteed a percentage or given
q subsidy. In fact, California roads pro-
pose to reorganize the trans-continental as
sociation upon substantially the Old basis
except that the pooling feature is elimi-
mated.
UNIFORM RATES.
CHICAGO, May 6.-The committee Of five
appointed yesterday at the meeting of the
Trans.Continental Railway association has
prepared it's report and will present it to
the association this afternoon. The re-
port is in favor of the forming of an asso-
citation for the purpose of publishing a uni
form schedule of freight and passenger
rates on all the different lines. 1t will be
voted upon by the delegates at the meeting,
and will only be adopted by a unanimous
vote. One leading railroad man present
said there was no doubt that the report
would be adopted.
THOSE COMPLAINTS ABOUT SECTION 4.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The Secretary Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day received a petition from the New York
Central. Lake Shore 4 Michigan Southern, |
and Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad COM
panies asking that they be relieved from
the fourth section. Up to this time forty |
four railroad companies have filed with the
Commissioners formal petitions to he re-
lieved from section 4. Probably as many
more have been received and returned for
further information. A much larger num-
Der has been received from race organlza-
tions, private corporations and individuals
protesting against the suspension OF Sec
ton 4 in particular cases.
Q. P. MATTERS.
New YORK, May 6.-The United States
Railway Commission held a long
session this morning prior to the
of the examination of witnesses
in the Union Pacific Railway investigation
at which the n~ewspapermen were informed
and Secretary James M. Ham, Of the
Union Pacific, was sworn. He vas Treas
urer of the Kansas Pacific in 1880. The &C.
c~urities in the pool agreement were deposited
Jay Gould and Russell Sage, as Trus-
tees, and are in their hands now.
MORE IN THE COMBINE.
New YORK, May 5.-The Trunk Line Pas
senger Commission met again to-day. A
new plan in regard to the admission of the
& Ohio was discussed. The
& Ohio. and New York, Ontario
& Western which forms the Baltimore 4
Ohio Western, connection will now coma
under the Joint commission rule. This
that the west bound rates over this
route will be the same az over other
routes. instead of a lower rates as was the
previously.
Carver Winner Again.
NEWARK, N. j., May 8.-The pigeon
shooting match between DR.. Carver, of
Kansas City. and Vim. Graham, late of
England was continued this evening. The
Monaco, or short boundary rules, gov
erned the shooting, which was at 100
birds from five traps. Carver won, killing
2R birds tn Graham's Ak